Jakob Friis-Hansen (born 6 March 1967) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

For the Denmark national team, he made 19 appearances.

He is an old friend of former England forward Teddy Sheringham.

[4] He was formerly a scout for Liverpool F.C., and worked as Director of the European Recruitment for Southampton between 2011 and 2012.

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